Commodities

The U. S. WTI crude oil market has pulled back slightly during the latest trading session on Thursday at USD 71.50 level after investors believed it would end the session unchanged at USD 72.61 a barrel.This slight low comes after crude oil climbed to the highest since 2 August, on …

Ahead of the official storage report, U.S. natural gas future contracts slipped on Thursday due to pressures by forecasts for estimated slightly lower demand next week. The market took a breather from its recent racing ahead of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly storage report.There has been a significant …

China has completed vaccinating more than 70 percent of its 1.4 billion people against COVID-19 with full doses, data released by health authorities on Thursday showed. A total of 1.01 billion people in China had received full doses of vaccines as of September 15, Mi Feng, a spokesman for the …

Gold prices fell, after the dollar’s rise affected the attractiveness of the precious metal to holders of other currencies, while investors are awaiting the US Central Bank meeting to know indications about the time frame to reduce the stimulus program and raise interest rates. Gold is a hedge against inflation …

Oil prices fell today, giving up some of yesterday’s big gains on the back of a larger-than-expected drop in US crude oil inventories. Brent crude was down 12 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $75.34 a barrel, after rising 2.5 percent in the previous session. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 14 …

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after data showed a larger-than-expected drop in crude stocks in the United States, the world’s largest fuel consumer, and amid expectations of a recovery in demand with the expansion of vaccinations. Brent crude rose $1.08, or 1.5 percent, to $74.68 by 1226 GMT, while US …

Gold prices held within a narrow range near the key $1800 level as lower US inflation data fueled doubts about the time frame for the Federal Reserve’s move to cut stimulus measures. Spot gold fell 0.2 percent to $1,800.3 an ounce by 0904 GMT, but was slightly below a week’s …

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, September 15th, after data showed a larger-than-expected decline in crude stocks in the United States, the largest consumer of fuel in the world, in addition to expectations of a recovery in demand with the expansion of vaccinations. But the decline in China’s consumption of crude …

Oil prices hit a six-week high on Tuesday on fears that another storm could affect production in Texas this week, even as the US crude industry struggles to return to normal production levels after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast. Oil prices rose for the third consecutive session, …

Hurricane Ida halted production of about 1.7 million barrels of oil per day at the end of August, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday, August 14th. The authority added that oil stocks of the OECD countries fell by 34.4 million barrels in July to 2.850 billion barrels. The agency cut …